{"id":3024,"date":"2025-09-11T14:12:56","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T14:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aliensufo.top\/?p=3024"},"modified":"2025-09-11T14:12:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T14:12:56","slug":"pentagon-reports-291-ufo-sightings-in-past-year-notes-unusual-maneuverability-and-high-speed-travel-in-cautions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aliensufo.top\/index.php\/2025\/09\/11\/pentagon-reports-291-ufo-sightings-in-past-year-notes-unusual-maneuverability-and-high-speed-travel-in-cautions\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon Reports 291 UFO Sightings in Past Year, Notes Unusual Maneuverability and High-Speed Travel in Cautions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pentagon says it\u2019s received 291 UFO sightings over past year: Warns some craft appeared to display \u2018unusual maneuverability\u2019 and \u2018high-speed travel\u2019<\/p>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Pentagon<\/span>\u2018s dedicated\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">UFO<\/span>\u00a0investigations office has fielded at least 291 UFO cases within the past year, according to a report made public late Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"sFlh5c pT0Scc iPVvYb aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/NYPICHPDPICT000061843537.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Pentagon received 291 UFO sightings over the past year\" width=\"645\" height=\"363\" aria-hidden=\"false\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Some of these seemingly advanced craft appeared to exhibit \u2018concerning performance characteristics,\u2019 the military\u2019s UFO investigators wrote, including \u2018high-speed travel\u2019 and \u2018unusual maneuverability.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Best moments from new UFO government file release\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cBb7bZ2hOo0?feature=oembed\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The report caps off a summer hot with extraterrestrial intrigue in Washington, where\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">multiple government UFO whistleblowers<\/span>\u00a0have come forward, some publicly, some behind closed doors, with allegations of an illegal UFO crash retrieval program.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"sFlh5c pT0Scc iPVvYb aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2023\/05\/wp-image-597-16838731783x2.jpg\" alt=\"UFOs Seen In Texas? Expert Says 'Plane On A Cloud' - News18\" width=\"612\" height=\"408\" aria-hidden=\"false\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In fact, the Pentagon UFO head said \u2018a lot\u2019\u00a0of these UFO cases have been referred to law enforcement and, in some serious cases, US\u00a0counterintelligence investigators.<\/p>\n<div class=\"eyeo\" data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1655783\" data-uid=\"18079\">\n<div id=\"mgw1655783_18079\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-4f2aa3f69c1bdb14\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/19\/18\/76766599-12650087-image-a-30_1697737397608.jpg\" alt=\"While that new report concludes that none of 2023's airborne mysteries were the result of classified US programs, the Pentagon's UFO chief told reporters that a few UFOs displayed 'concerning' signs of being made by America's foreign adversaries\" width=\"634\" height=\"400\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">While that new report concludes that none of 2023\u2019s airborne mysteries were the result of classified US programs, the Pentagon\u2019s UFO chief told reporters that a few UFOs displayed \u2018concerning\u2019 signs of being made by America\u2019s foreign adversaries<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-711ccbc8bf4cae64\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/19\/18\/76766611-12650087-image-a-29_1697737381856.jpg\" alt=\"'A lot' of UFO cases were referred to law enforcement last year, Dr. Kirkpatrick told reporters, and, in some serious cases, to US counterintelligence investigators. Above a heat map of the UAP or UFO hot spots that have emerged from the past year of reports to the Pentagon\" width=\"634\" height=\"339\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">\u2018A lot\u2019 of UFO cases were referred to law enforcement last year, Dr. Kirkpatrick told reporters, and, in some serious cases, to US counterintelligence investigators. Above a heat map of the UAP or UFO hot spots that have emerged from the past year of reports to the Pentagon<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018I am worried from a national security perspective,\u2019\u00a0physicist Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick, director of the US Department of Defense\u2019s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) told CNN in advance of his office\u2019s new UFO report.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sFlh5c pT0Scc iPVvYb aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-G2WYTsB_lDA\/XDB6h7CbX3I\/AAAAAAAA4bw\/8QY0LdQiSZgVifC3qTDgxPuzGrUnIj14QCLcBGAs\/s1600\/UFO%252C%2BUFOs%252C%2Bsighting%252C%2Bsightings%252C%2BPortland%252C%2BOregon%252C%2BDecember%252C%2B2018%252C%2Bnews%252C%2Borb%252C%2Borbs%252C%2Balien%252C%2Bentity%252C%2BET%252C%2B1.png\" alt=\"UFO Report Includes Hundreds More Sightings; 171 Will, 41% OFF\" aria-hidden=\"false\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">There are some indicators that are concerning that may be attributed to foreign activity,\u2019 Dr. Kirkpatrick said, \u2018and we are investigating those very hard.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sFlh5c pT0Scc iPVvYb aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/sprite-green.jpg\" alt=\"UFOs or High Altitude Lightning? - Universe Today\" aria-hidden=\"false\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The physicist\u00a0\u2014 whose classified work prior to assuming leadership of AARO included stints with the Air Force Research Laboratory and the CIA\u00a0\u2014 expressed fear that foreign nations may be designing espionage drones specifically to evade US radar and other detection hardware.<\/p>\n<div class=\"eyeo\" data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1387821\" data-src-id=\"${PUBLISHER_ID}\" data-uid=\"065c6\">\n<div id=\"mgw1387821_065c6\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox\">\n<div id=\"3ebe3f17-8f19-11f0-8067-c4cbe1e8d8dc\" class=\"mgline teaser-24607880 type-w\" data-i=\"Ff9qtay9J_wn_X6YFSoHXE6AcW8rPPBeM7Hn-hSxgTuAaM8zsZSa5cywPCt3ihCHtSsSOIsLe3NuADnGL6NH2Efxr3H4EByQVzcgqbvD71P8olLPCiTV4a3hOJFg0htU\" data-observing-start=\"1757599928646\" data-observing-time=\"1093\" data-showed=\"1\">\n<div class=\"image-with-text\">\n<div class=\"text-elements\">\n<div class=\"text_on_hover\">\n<div class=\"mglbtn\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018There are ways to hide in our noise that always concern me,\u2019 Kirkpatrick told CNN.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"sFlh5c pT0Scc iPVvYb aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.abcotvs.com\/dip\/images\/11864357_051822-cc-congress-ufos-2-img.jpg?w=1600\" alt=\"Most UFO reports likely to be 'ordinary,' government says, as investigation continues - ABC7 Los Angeles\" width=\"709\" height=\"399\" aria-hidden=\"false\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The annual report published Wednesday by Dr. Kirkpatrick and his team included a glossary to aid in the standardization of the once fringe topic of UFOs, now known professionally as UAP, for \u2018Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The glossary defined \u2018UAP Threat\u2019 as any UAP that demonstrate a national security risk to military \u2018persons, materiel, or information,\u2019 in an indication of the priority AARO has given to intelligence and espionage risks posed by the phenomenon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"eyeo\" data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1387821\" data-src-id=\"${PUBLISHER_ID}\" data-uid=\"1815c\">\n<div id=\"mgw1387821_1815c\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group floatRHS\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-d9fd08a402ffc522\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/19\/18\/76766601-12650087-image-a-33_1697737424472.jpg\" alt=\"Despite Kirkpatrick's statement that his office is actively chasing down possible foreign espionage cases, AARO's annual UAP report drew a more measured conclusion: 'None of these UAP reports have been positively attributed to foreign activities'\" width=\"306\" height=\"292\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Despite Kirkpatrick\u2019s statement that his office is actively chasing down possible foreign espionage cases, AARO\u2019s annual UAP report drew a more measured conclusion: \u2018None of these UAP reports have been positively attributed to foreign activities\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group floatRHS\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-e0b419761056bd7a\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/19\/18\/75743935-12650087-But_perhaps_most_significantly_the_US_CBP_release_confirms_at_le-m-36_1697737474084.jpg\" alt=\"US Customs and Border Protection recently confirmed the authenticity of the April 25, 2013 Aguadilla, Puerto Rico UFO video (above) in a release of ten govt. UFO videos\" width=\"489\" height=\"441\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">US Customs and Border Protection recently confirmed the authenticity of the April 25, 2013 Aguadilla, Puerto Rico UFO video (above) in a release of ten govt. UFO videos<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">US Air Force F-22 Raptors and F-16s were dispatched by the Biden White House to shoot down the sedan-sized UFO and others spotted\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">over Canada\u2019s Yukon territory<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">the Great Lakes north of Michigan<\/span>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"eyeo\" data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1387821\" data-src-id=\"${PUBLISHER_ID}\" data-uid=\"01ae1\">\n<div id=\"mgw1387821_01ae1\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Kirkpatrick\u2019s UFO office plans to work with the US Navy and the National Intelligence Manager for Military Integration (NIM-MIL) to improve the speed and quality of reporting on undersea UAP or sea-to-air transmedium UAP.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">At least one longtime UFO researcher, government open records advocate\u00a0John Greenewald, Jr., described the Pentagon\u2019s new policies as \u2018a weird mixture\u2019 of \u2018increased excessive secrecy\u00a0surrounding UAP\u2019 and \u2018preaching about \u2018transparency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Greenewald has noted new difficulties in obtaining government records on UFOs via the US Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in the years since the creation of dedicated UAP investigative mandates internally within the Pentagon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pentagon says it\u2019s received 291 UFO sightings over past year: Warns some craft appeared to display \u2018unusual maneuverability\u2019 and \u2018high-speed travel\u2019 The\u00a0Pentagon\u2018s dedicated\u00a0UFO\u00a0investigations office has fielded at least 291 UFO cases within the past year, according to a report made public late Wednesday night. 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